As the surviving major chain bookstore Barnes and Noble wants a little extras loving from publishers. Simon & Schuter has declined to provide it. The New York Times explains and comments on the ongoing fracas.

Twenty-one percent of book purchases in the UK happened in bookstores, with male buyers and those buying children's book leading the pack. Analysis of the data suggests that bookshops are more effective at selling to people who have not yet decided what they want. The Bookseller talks about it all.